Meta paid hundreds of contractors to pose as minors in fake accounts for weeks to interact with rival AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Character.AI. This internal project, codenamed Cannes, aimed to collect thousands of responses on sensitive topics such as self-harm and eating disorders without the AI companies' knowledge. The operation highlights unusual methods employed in AI development and data collection. AI
IMPACT This incident raises ethical concerns about data collection methods in AI development and the potential for misuse of AI chatbots for sensitive data gathering.
RANK_REASON The article describes a specific, ethically questionable data collection method used by a company to test AI products, rather than a core AI release or research.
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